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May 26, 2022 · For six seasons and two movies, Maggie Smith’s Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, was both the emotional and comedic center of “Downton Abbey.”. The deadpan matriarch of the ...
Feb 15, 2024 · The witty and versatile actor has been entertaining audiences for over 70 years on stage and screen. She is one of the most famous and prolific British actresses of all time, and has won many awards, including two Oscars, five BAFTAs, four Emmys, three Golden Globes, and a Tony.
May 29, 2022 · Leisure. Arts & Culture. Wit, Wisdom, and Withering Remarks: An Appreciation of Downton Abbey 's Dowager Countess. How Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley became a pop-culture icon, whether she'd...
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There's a reason this is the most quoted line from Downton Abbey — even now, 10 years after it first aired. Maggie Smith delivers this delectably haughty demonstration of how out of touch the entire Crawley family is with a typical working week with such genuine confusion and derisive glee, it's unforgettable. Violet may have been legitimately conf...
To be honest, we can't choose a favorite moment between Isobel (Penelope Wilton) and Violet. The relationship between these sworn enemies turned trusted confidantes remained one of the most compelling on Downton until the very end. At first, we tuned in to watch these two women go toe-to-toe, Isobel's patience and innate sense of pragmatism bumping...
In the early days of Downton, the Dowager functioned mostly as a representation of the old guard and the rules the younger generation were quickly outgrowing. Plus, she was always quick with a witticism or a biting retort when a scene needed a laugh. But she started to show her capacity to evolve around season 1's Downton Village Flower Show. In ye...
Violet liked to pretend she was above the daily lives of the servants, but in truth, she always held a deep affection for them (we eventually learn she used to dance with Carson at the opening of every ball). Nowhere was that more evident in her use of near-extortion to convince the local vicar to marry Daisy (Sophie McShera) and poor William (Thom...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that, as we age, we inevitably look at new gadgets and gizmos with a mixture of disgust and fear. Violet was the embodiment of this, taking umbrage with everything from a phonograph to the idea of moving pictures. And it was never not hilarious. "Is this an instrument of communication or torture?" she once ask...
Violet always pretended to keep her nose out of other people's love lives, but the truth is, she couldn't help herself. Though she initially felt Matthew was tacky and hopelessly middle-class, eventually she came to love him as a member of the family. As Matthew contemplated marriage to Lavinia (Zoe Boyle), Violet confessed that Mary (Michelle Dock...
Despite Mary's interest in cocky Sir Richard Carlisle (Iain Glen), Violet was never a fan. Was there ever a better kiss-off than her retort to Carlisle's vain declaration that he was leaving than her deadpan, "Do you promise?"
The Dowager definitely didn't approve of her youngest granddaughter falling in love with the family chauffeur (an Irish rebel at that). But once Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay) made her choice, Violet secretly supported them, sending money so they could travel to attend Matthew and Mary's wedding. Violet then went on to suggest Tom (Allen Leech) take...
Violet's relationship with her son and his American heiress wife was always a complex one, but that didn't mean she didn't want them to have a healthy relationship. When Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) blamed Robert (Hugh Bonneville) for Sybil's death, it was Violet who recruited Dr. Clarkson to explain why Sybil's death was an inevitable tragedy and no ...
Violet always saw a lot of herself in the younger Lady Mary: her haughtiness, her hidden romanticism, and her intelligence. So when Mary seemed a bit lost after the death of Matthew, it was Violet who pushed Mary for a position in the family that would give her a purpose. We got the sense that Violet saw in Mary a woman who might be able to have th...
Oct 26, 2023 · CNN — Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress acclaimed for her appearances both on stage and in cinema, has taken on a new role — and this time it’s in the world of luxury fashion. Loewe has...
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May 20, 2022 · May 20, 20225:16 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Bob Mondello. 3-Minute Listen. Playlist. Maggie Smith's dowager countess acquires a villa in the South of France, so the Downton...
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